Orlando Pirates coach Roger de Sa was content to take only a point from the clash with Chippa United into Saturday's Soweto derby.
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Wednesday's match in the Cape ended goalless, leaving Bucs four points behind Kaizer Chiefs, who they meet at the FNB Stadium on the weekend.
The midweek stalemate sees Pirates remain winless at Athlone Stadium since 2006, although De Sa isn't too perturbed.
"I agree that it was an end to end match," he said in his post-match summation.
"We had chances in the first half when we should have done better, we hit the post and then it was going to be difficult for us.
"Last year we came here three days before the Chiefs game and lost 3-0 to Santos."
De Sa added: "At the end, did we win a point or lose two? I think after having a look at the game we probably won a point.
"Important we didn't lose this game going into the derby. The fact that we lost here last year and didn't lose tonight, perhaps that's a positive
"It was a case of a glass half full half empty, but we are still in touch (with Chiefs at the top of the log)."
The former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper also can't wait to get his first taste of the Soweto derby action, albeit as a coach.
"In the history of South African football its never just three points between Chiefs and Pirates," De Sa explained.
"I've had the fortune to attend quite a few derbies, sitting in the stands, the boxes. It's a great spectacle from the supporters view, I don't know what its like on the bench!
"As a player (in big games for Swallows and Sundowns), I switched off to everything around me when the game started, and (the crowd and the atmosphere) was a blur."
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